ARSENAL fan favourite Ray Parlour has urged his former club not to sign Raheem Sterling and focus on improving other areas.

Sterling's future is set to be one of this summer's biggest transfer sagas as the Reds battle to keep hold of the English winger.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Bayern Munich are just some of the clubs who have been linked with the attacker.

However Parlour believes signing Sterling is not a priority for Arsenal and Arsene Wenger, who will be aiming to produce a strong title challenge next season.

He said: “I’d rather concentrate on central midfield, centre-back and maybe a goalkeeper if I was manager,” he said.

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“I always look down the spine of the team, which is so important. Look at Chelsea: Terry, Cahill, Fabregas, Matic, Costa. If you’re going to win leagues you’ve got to have that base.

“Raheem Sterling, as a 20-year-old - people are always looking at potential and how good could he be. But you couldn’t have Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott and Sterling – I don’t think that would work."